Slashed all the tires and took a hammer to the engine!

Monday, July 09, 2018

There is a fabulous metaphor used on here about falling off the wagon and not losing your mind. The idea is that if you make a poor food choice, make the next choice a good one, don't just consider the day a loss and pig out. It's about getting right back on the horse (lots of mixed metaphors here!). The saying goes, "If your car got a flat tire, you wouldn't go around slashing the other three tires, would you?"

Well, I did.

And I took a sledge hammer to the engine.

At least that is how it felt.

After surviving the pre-4th of July weekend festivities staying truly on plan, and then surviving the holiday itself, I was doing wonderful. Even this Saturday, I went hiking (almost died of exhaustion, but I did it!) and stayed on plan food-wise.

But the weekend was one day too long.

Yesterday I had lunch at my MIL's house, who is the world's best spaghetti and meatball maker. Determined not to be the "I can't eat that" party pooper, I pre-logged everything I planned to eat and had it under control.

Then I had an extra piece of bread. And I buttered it.

Then we stopped at McD's and I got a vanilla cone. And it was huge.

I got home and grabbed a bag of tortilla chips and started mindlessly munching. *And they were stale.*

I was absolutely convinced that I had gone way off the rails. Pasta. Meatballs. Bread. Cone. Chips. Without really checking my SP app, I just felt like the day was a loss. Maybe it also had something to do with not getting in my steps. I get them in every day. Like, every. day. So apparently, feeling like my tire was already flat, I ate 3 slices of Little Ceasar's Pep Pizza...at 9 o'clock in the freaking night!

Woke up bummed. Stepped on the scale to confirm the carnage. I got on my SP app and decided for the sake of being honest with myself...and because I'm kind of OCD...I went back to yesterday and logged all the extra stuff I ate. The shocker is, that even after I ate the extra buttered bread, cone, and chips, I was actually *still within range*! If I had only checked the SP app before the pizza, I'd have been ok.

I was *this close* to making it to bed on plan and successful!

Lessons learned:
-Check the app.
-Don't trust feelings of failure.
-Leave the rest of the tires and engine in tact.

CKOUDSI617
Great blog! Many of us have been there, many, many times! You kept it honest by tracking and "facing the music". The best part of the lesson (in my opinion) is that you can go a little over without going overboard! So next time you'll be able to rein it in! That doesn't mean it will never happen again, but hey! We're only human. The important thing is you were able to pinpoint what went wrong and when. You handled the 4th extremely well (not me)! Forget the scale the day after - or even 2-3 days after. All that salt and fluid and junk need to leave your system first! I think you'll be surprised if you weigh in again this Saturday. (Most of the damage will likely be undone by then)! Cheers and best wishes! Stay Strong!224 days ago

GREENMOM105
Wow, you just described my yesterday! Except mine involved BBQ not spaghetti (with baked beans and hush puppies) and cookies/brownies instead of Pizza and other snacks.I too, finally recorded the rest of my day...and had it not been for that last hoorah---well, you know the rest.thanks for sharing!!!!225 days ago

SUNNYBEACHGIRL
Do you find that you are better at managing portions now? Sometimes eating things we like is ok but overeating things we like is a problem. Also I find that a piece of bread or some tortilla chips and I am hunting for more food. But always good to be honest with yourself225 days ago

FIT2FINISH
I have soooo been there. Thank you for sharing. And I don't have to tell you - "No failures - only learning experiences". Each good choice we make - makes it easier to make the next one. You are ON track... You got this 225 days ago